What Does It All Mean?
TRANSEC: Transmission Security
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The component of communications security that results from theapplication of measures designed to protect transmissions frominterception and exploitation by means other than cryptanalysis.
EMSEC: Emission Security
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The protection resulting from all measures designed to denyunauthorized persons information of value that might be derived fromintercept and analysis of compromising emanations from other thancrypto-equipment and telecommunications systems.
TEMPEST: Transient Electromagnetic Pulse Emanation Standard
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Is a U.S. government code word that identifies a classified set of standards for limiting electric or electromagnetic radiation emanationsfrom electronic equipment.
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It’s both a specification for equipment and a term used to describe the process for preventing compromising emanations.
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